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| 04/11/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/01/24 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 04/06/23 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 04/03/23 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/07/22 - Home | 2-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
Althoff Catholic is a perfect 7-0 against Granite City since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Crusaders will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Althoff Catholic sidestepped Maryville Christian for a 2-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Althoff Catholic got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 25-15.
Althoff Catholic can attribute much of their success to Nolan Karban, who had 12 digs. Brady Luechtefeld also deserves some recognition as he had his first block of the season.
Meanwhile, Granite City waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Knights.
Granite City easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13.
Granite City's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Althoff Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Althoff Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Granite City in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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